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Hyperpilosity : ウィキペディア英語版 | Hyperpilosity
"Hyperpilosity" is a classic science fiction story by L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine ''Astounding Stories'' for April, 1938,〔Laughlin, Charlotte, and Levack, Daniel J. H. ''De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography''. San Francisco, Underwood/Miller, 1983, page 184.〕 and first appeared in book form in the de Camp collection ''The Wheels of If and Other Science Fiction'' (Shasta, 1949;〔〔〔 It later appeared in the anthologies ''Omnibus of Science Fiction'' (Crown, 1952), ''Science Fiction of the Thirties'' (Bobbs-Merrill, 1975),〔〔〔 ''The Edward De Bono Science Fiction Collection'', (Elmfield Press, 1976)〔 and ''The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein'' (Mentor, 1979), as well as the magazine ''Fantastic Story Magazine'' (September, 1953) and the de Camp collection ''The Best of L. Sprague de Camp'' (Doubleday, 1978).〔〔〔 == Plot summary == In the Great Change of 1971 a virus infects humanity that causes everyone to grow fur all over their bodies. Initial reaction to the plague, dubbed "hyperpilosity" by the news media, is one of panic and horror. Various examples of the troubles resulting are told; the cast of the latest Tarzan movie, for instance, is reduced to frequent all-over shaving to be able to continue filming. There is a run on depilatory products. An immense financial reward is offered to whoever can identify the condition's cause and develop a cure. Against the playing out of plague-fueled societal crisis and change, protagonist Pat Weiss relates how he and his employer, virology professor Oliveira, strive and ultimately succeed in doing just this. Alas for their dreams of riches; by the time their work is complete, mankind has become accustomed to the new state of things and moved on; those who end up profiting are not the scientists but purveyors of currycombs and such.
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